Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-30
DAKOTA NEWS.


-Incandescent lights have been placed
in the Wisconsin house at Aberdeen.
The grand jury at Aberdeen failed to
indict the keepers Of houses of i'll fame
in that city.
The city council OF Aberdeen has de
cided to permit no more glove contests in
that city.
About sixty-6ve persons have left Alb
erdeen for pleasure trip to Was hington
territory.
The Bismarck National and the Capt.
tai National banks, OF Bism .rck, will con-
solidate on January 1O.1
An Intellectual attempt was made to
take the life of E litor Harris of the
Rev Ito Graphic
Over 1,4Oo tons of eoal we're shipped
from the Sims mines last month, and then
the orders were not all filled.
Ten children in one family Mt Marin
dahl are i'll with dphtheria, Will, IN an
other are three dangerous cases.
The Sturgis Record estimates that the
people of the Black Hills expend $4,000
annually for coal oil for illuminating pur-
poses.
Henry Mill, editor of the Big Stone
Herald, has retired from newspaper life.
Mr.. Turner, who was badly burned in
the prairie fire at Rec Heights, has since
died.
-Selwyn, full blooded AMI educated
Sioux Indian. favors the opening of the
Sioux reservation.
"A petition from Mnndan asking for
levees along the Hart and Missouri as
protection from floods, has been presented
to congress-.
The cribs at Vermillion are not suffi-
Gent to afford storage room for all the
corn that is brought to that market.
= Jack keef, offers to fight any man in
the Territory, any number of roun Is, with
any siz. gloves. for any stipulated amount.
The Bismarck water works are now
completely under ths control of the water
works company. They have formerly
been mainly controlled by an individual.
Thomas Facy has been found guilty of
murder in the first degree at Pembina and
will be sentenced to imprisonment for life.
| The water works Of Bismarck were
tested in the presence of large crowd of
citizens. Tho system was proven a sue
| cess.
&C. T. Rakane, who lives near Gran
don, raised several acres Of broom corn
during the past summer, and is now en-
gagged in Manufacturing bis crop into
brooms. He expects to find it very pro-
ftable investment.
The farmers alliance had recent
and profitable session at Huron. The
cash receipts for the past year we're So,
600; the year previous, $1,000. The
Dakota Ruralist, published By Geo. G
Crosse, at East Pierre, was mode the
official organ. The committee on salaries
recommended for the president, one year,
$1,000; lecturer, 5000; secretary, $500,
Treasurer, $1,000; The above is an in-
crease over the salaries of last year fol
the president of 5000; lecturer, $1OO
secretary, 5000. The next meeting will
be held Jamestown.
The governor has issued o proclama-
ton organizing the new county of Perk-
ms, and ordered the election of county
officers.
w. H. Newell, Of Omaha, has open.
ed suit against the Fremont, Elkhorn 4
Missouri Valley Railroad company fol
$4,000 for trespass.
The Seward Electric Light and Powe,
company, having capital stock of $10,-
600, has filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state.
For the neglect of stock Sheriff Ben
on, OF Fargo, was fined $25 and costs
The court construed it AS cruelty to AMI
mails.
The Indians are on their annual pie
grimage to draw the supply OF annuit,
goods furnished by Uncle Sam ut For
Bennett.
"A judgment Of $3.50 has ben rem
dered against J. II. Drake, editor of the
Aberdeen Pioneer, in favor of d. X
Waldron.
--Deadwood claims the distinction O
having an anti-fat society who abstain
from eating anything that will add TO thei
corpulency.
The report of the horrible buraing OF
Michael Harris farmhouse III the western
par Of Beedle county is 1L.iy confirmed
Mr.. Harris and six children We're burne,
to death. Mr.. Harris and one daughte
escaped. The whole family were ASLEEP
when the fire broke out, and probably per
ished without awaEiny.
The reception aud ball by the Typo
graphical Union in Aberdeen will probabl
take place on January II, as that is the an
niversary of the birth of Benjamin Frank
lin.
A new skating rink, 80 by 200 feet i
3 dimensions, is being erected at Aberdeen
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